University of Minnesota - Twin Cities (UMN) Courses and Fees 2025

• Course curriculum was hard and a mix of both; positive aspects would be that it definitely was challenging and built your intuition around data along with applying it for companies every semester; negative aspects would be the short duration for such hectic work and heavy coursework; there were 4 classes every day but broken down over the week, including theoretical and lab work; average number of students were 65 to 72; 35 Indians

• I paid 75000 for tuition with no scholarship; in total it cost me 95000 to attend with rent and allowance; fees are charged semester-wise; monthly expenses were 1000 dollars for me and it was a 10 month course; I was there for 5 more months for a job search.
• Rent was 489 for me; for transportation, I used the light rail, which was free for my university ID card; and groceries were 200. I barely ate so that was compensated and roommates would split bills.

• The course curriculum is pretty rigorous and you have a wide variety of courses to choose from within different disciplines. Most courses do not have a formal practical component but the course involves assignments, which are usually hands-on and provide a practical experience.
• One positive aspect is the wide variety of courses to choose from depending on your interest and you have professors who are well known in their respective fields who are instructing them.
• Most students take about 9-11 credits per semester, which is 3 courses and you expect there to be 6-8 classes per week. Daily schedule depends on the course you take.
• From what I know, there are fewer Indian students at the University of Minnesota (this is in comparison to the number of Indian students you might see in other states like Texas or Ohio). There is a pretty good representation of all Asian countries and this is one of the reasons you should choose this university. In my course there are about 6-8 Indian students.

• Tuition fee is charged per semester and is based on per credit for this program. The tuition fee is 1315 usd per credit and students are expected to complete 31 academic credits. Other fees charged are for health insurance, public transport, university maintenance, etc., which can vary.
• If you live off campus, which is what 99% of grad students do, depending on the place you stay, rent can be on average between 600 and 750. Other expenses, including groceries and food, would not exceed 100 dollars. Since public transportation is included in the fee to the university, that would not be counted as a personal expense. On average, monthly personal expenses would not exceed 750 usd.

No, I had to take up research and industrial opportunities.

Ph.D. is paid by the university and advisor. No fees to be paid by student. We are paid a stipend of ~$30k/yr

They are pretty challenging but rewarding in the end when you learn all the information

The fees per semester are around $7500

As a freshman coming from an Indian curriculum, I'd say it's in an Intermediate mode so far although hearing my seniors; it takes a pace from the second year and to not be fogged by the illusion of an easy curriculum, in regards to it is still on a good pace, understandable, and very much practical.

13,536 USD for the whole year tuition.

Yes, we were trained for 1 month before exposure to lab regarding SOP of the instrument.

It was wonderful and great. I feel great that I could get the chance to extend to bilateral development and cultural exchange.

$32000/year

It was scary at first moving to a new country and not knowing anything but the welcoming nature and inclusiveness of the people made me feel at home and the curriculum is designed well and had ample opportunities to grow in this environment.

Focused on highly sought after robotics and AI courses like Computer vision, robot sensing and estimation, intelligent robots, Deep learning as well.

Around 55000$.

I think there needs to be more actuarial science related classes to help me on while applying to jobs.

The tuition that I pay is around $10,000 a year. I have loans through Sallie Mae to pay for college. I wasn't awarded any scholarship at UMD because I was a transfer student and there aren't many scholarships available for transfer students. I pay less because I live off-campus so I don't have to pay for dorm.

Depending on the school I would say they have a wide verity. They offer a lot of different courses within the different programs and give every student an opportunity to try other classes within other programs.

It was done per semester, I was charged through my U of M account. I was charged a lot because of tuition, which is higher than most schools